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Wollastonite from
Cobre Loma Mine (Cobre Loma prospect; Cobre Loma pit), Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Wollastonite
Formula:Ca3(Si3O9)
Comments:A component of hornfels.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wollastonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cobre Loma Mine (Cobre Loma prospect; Cobre Loma pit), Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:219713
Long-form Identifier:1:3:219713:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wollastonite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘThe Pit prospect, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘMiddlemarch Mine, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Ag prospect, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘStandard Tungsten Mine (Head Center Mine; Black Prince Mine; Johnny Boy Mine; Johnnie Boy No. 1 Mine; Barite prospect; Kreis Mine), Black Diamond Peak, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘAbril Mine (Dos Hermanos Mine; Herrera Mine), Cochise Stronghold, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘFesterling Mine (Elsicor Mine; Cora Mine), Black Diamond Peak, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘSilver Cloud Mine, Escapule Mine group, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘTexas Arizona Mine, Gunnison Hills, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘTombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘTexas Canyon area, Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Gilluly, J. (1956), USGS PP 281: 80-81.
 
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